Ahhh DOOM... Talk to any gamer who grew up in the 90's and they will surely recount fond memories of all the good times they had playing id Software's original magnum opus. Wolfenstein 3D may have pioneered the First-Person Shooter genre, however it was DOOM that really brought it into the spotlight. Originally released in December of '93, DOOM would later be re-released with an extra episode, re-labled as The Ultimate DOOM.

At first glance The Ultimate DOOM may seem a simple affair by today's standards, what with it's deceptively simple gameplay. However looks can be deceiving, as the DOOM series is know for it's twisted mazelike corridors. Gamers who are used to the linear games of today could find themselves lost for hours in a level, searching for the next keycard. In the era that DOOM was released the length of a game was provided by actual gameplay, and not by artificially padding the experience with cutscenes every 3 seconds.

The gameplay in DOOM is a satisfying affair in which players must dispatch hoards of hell's minions while searching out colored keycards to unlock the various doors that block their path, all the while searching out the games myriad secrets, which usually results in a serious upgrade of firepower. And you'll need that firepower, as the baddies keep getting bigger and more badass as you go. The best gun in the game, which can be seen below as the player faces off against the Spider Mastermind, is the BFG 9000, AKA the Big Freakin' Gun. It launches a big green ball of energy that will frag the living hell out of anything in it's path.

Another thing DOOM popularized was the fine art of Deathmatch. Players could use their brand new dialup modems to engage each other in bloody warfare, where victory was determined by how many times you could reduce your foes to a pile of chunky kibble. Since DOOM's inception of Deathmatch it has become a staple of nearly every game in the FPS genre since. The Ultimate DOOM is truely a genre-defining game, and if you have never tried it you owe it to yourself as an FPS fan to give it a try.

119 of 133 people (89%) found this review helpful1 person found this review funny

Recommended

178.4 hrs on record

Posted: September 8, 2014

20 years later and DOOM is still fun as ♥♥♥♥You can run real fast unlike borderlandsGraphics have aged pretty well You can render a LOT of items / enemies and particles Very challenging, especially on max Multiplayer is awesome Base game - probably 100+ hours of replay + has one of the oldest surviving modding communitiesSaid community gives you THOUSANDS of FREE modsat least 100+ more hours of playtime

396 of 518 people (76%) found this review helpful1 person found this review funny

Recommended

2.5 hrs on record

Posted: May 19, 2014

FIRST I WAS A ♥♥♥♥ING ♥♥♥♥♥, I WOULD GET THE ♥♥♥♥ KICKED OUT OFF ME. NOW AFTER PLAYING THIS MOTHER ♥♥♥♥ING GAME I WAS A MOTHER ♥♥♥♥ING MAN, I DIDN'T TAKE ♥♥♥♥ FROM NO ONE. ONE MOTHER ♥♥♥♥ER WALKED UP TO ME AND MOTHER ♥♥♥♥ING SAID "ey nurd giv me yo lunch money" AND I WAS LIKE "U WOT M8" SO I RIPPED AND TEARED THROUGH HIM. HE WAS HUGE! HE HAD HUGE GUTS!

Doom: One of the few first person shooters to make you feel smart after mindlessly killing hordes of zombie aliens.

When you first start playing doom you are simply given a pistol and a room from which you will start your adventure. Depending on the difficulty you selected, you might face enemies right off the bat, but for the sake of the review I will base my experience on the “I’m too young to die!” difficulty (very-easy in layman’s terms). Playing through the game on such a level allows me to casually stroll through the levels, while appreciating the atmosphere provided.

The first level set on Phobos, one of Mars’ moons, where aliens have come through the portals and killed all of your friends. Every single one. You’re the only man left and you’ve made it your duty to take revenge on every last living thing on this moon. You soon find out the scientists working on the moons were working with portals and attempted to link Phobos and Deimos together. One thing lead to another and the events of this game slowly unraveled from there.It’s time to delve into the designs of these levels.

These new stages in the game are well thought out, with new weapons before tougher enemies, and secrets that reward you with powerful weapons (Ones that you wouldn’t normally get for a few more levels). Key cards are used to open doors with the corresponding color, and are normally accompanied by health and ammo, because it sure as hell wasn’t easy to get to them. Some maps use dark rooms to set the tone, which work to the games advantage, especially when you’re facing those invisible ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥s which can take huge chunks of health with one swipe. Some maps use maze like configuration to add a level of difficulty, and you can bet that each dead end is guarded by an enemy.

Each level set is finished with a challenging, yet rewarding boss battle. Again, the level design was superb for setting the tone. A long hallway which provided ammo, health, and armor, told me that I was in for a treat when I entered the elevator. For the difficulty I chose, I was given two CyberDemons to face, which were new to me, allowing me to see how they attacked and how much ammo I would be using to kill each one. After defeating the glorified demon at the end of that trek, it truly feels like the levels you played through were just a training match before the final showdown.

To sum it all up, you should really buy this fantastic, innovative game. The enemies are challenging, the boss battles are rewarding, the setting of the game is revolutionary, and the levels are creative and enjoyable. The game has great replay ability, and finding new secrets with each play through enhances the game play even further. For the $5 price tag, you are getting a game that will keep you occupied for hours to come.

Kids, let me tell you about an ego shooter of yesteryear. One of THE ego shooters of yesteryear, to be precise: DOOM!

It may not look like much nowadays, but it's still a fantastic, fast-paced shooter with (rather) open maps, great soundtrack (seriously, I love it!) and lots of hellspawn to take apart!And not only is it still a great game, but it still has an active modding community. If that's not amazing, then I don't know what is!

I've played through the game with the Brutal Doom mod, btw., which makes the game EVEN better! Seriously, give it a spin!

Fast. Brutal. Violent. And with a theme dark enough to match. Grab a gun and blast your way out of the Martian environments now crawling with hordes upon hordes of demons before they drag you down to hell. With some of the most thrilling combat experiences and complex levels ever yet seen in an FPS, Doom has changed the world forever. This is it. Raw, satisfying action isn't just for for consoles and arcades anymore.

Oldchool shooter. Simple, fun, challenging.You just start the game and having fun, killing enemies, using powerful weapons, finding secrets.- No cover.- No health regeneration.- No checkpoints.- No useless cutscenes.- No talks.--------Just you and mayhem.